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Justice Cheri Beasley will speak this weekend.
Men, women
invited to take part
in UL retreat
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
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The Winston-Salem Urban League Young
Professionals will host its inaugural Women's
Empowerment Retreat - "Female Voices Matter: Your
Space at the Table" - on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4.
A "Pamper Party" will be held tomorrow from 6:30
- 8:30 p.m. at Ma'ati Spa, 707 North Main St.
Admission is $20. The bulk of the retreat will be on
Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
at the Enterprise Conference
and Banquet Center, 1922 S.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Admission is a donation of
$30.
North Carolina Supreme
Court Justice Cheri Beasley
will deliver the keynote
address and speakers will
include Winston-Salem Urban
League Board of Directors
President Evelyn Acree;
Winston-Salem State Dean Dr.
Corey Walker; National Urban
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l^taguc lUUIlg I I WlOMUIIdl
President Brandi Richard; Dress for Success Winston
Salem Executive Director Glynis Bell; Blogger
Candice Benbow; and Presentation Strategist Denise
Franklin. They will address issues such as income
inequality, black male feminism and redefining pro
fessionalism.
Organizers say the retreat, which is open to women
and men, will provide a unique opportunity for resi
dents to identify real solutions in the local community
and create networking opportunities for women. Event
sponsors include NOLA Catering and Ma'ati Spa.
The purchase tickets, to to http://www.wsulyp
leap .eventbrite com.
Middle-schooler creates
program to help girls co-exist
Submitted Photos
Madison Sides is the brain behind MasterPeace.
MasterPeace Paula
Wilson Thomas with
Madison Sides (right).
BY CHANEL DAVIS
I 111 CHRONIC! I
A "meet and greet"
party will be held Sunday
for MasterPeace, a pro
gram created by a Paisley
IB Magnet Middle School
student to build confi
dence and decrease bully
ing among girls.
Madison Sides, 12,
said she started the pro
gram after butting heads
with a classmate. The sev
enth-grader said that she
felt misunderstood and
was frustrated with the
lack of communication
between her and the other
girl.
"I was going through
some things in my life,
and 1 wanted to go to
Bible study, thinking
maybe that could help me.
I couldn't find one for my
age-range," Madison said.
"My mom was like why
don't you create one."
Madison's mother,
Karen Bonner, said the
program sprung from the
growing pains her daugh
ter experienced as she
went from elementary to
middle school.
"1 think Madison and 1
were trying to figure out
where we belonged in it
all," Bonner said. "She
was trying to figure it out
in a social aspect, and 1
was trying to figure out
who this child was
because she was totally
different. 1 saw more
episodes of anger and
more episodes of her just
acting out when she was
really crying out that no
one was listening."
Madison defused the
tensions between her and
the other student by sim
ply inviting the girl to sit
down and talk. They are
now friends.
Bonner has been
floored by the maturity
she has seen in her daugh
ter and proud that she is
trying to help her peers.
"This is an amazing
feeling because she is
actually seeing her work
being fleshed out,"
Bonner said. "Before it
was just a thought on a
piece of paper. She has
been planning and her
calender is planned out."
MasterPeace was
developed in February
2013 and initially offered
through the Christian
rooted Potter's House
Resource Center on 25th
Street. Sunday's event,
which will take place on
the campus of Salem
College beginning at 5
p.m., aims to broaden the
program's reach. Seven
adult mentors ranging
from ages 19 to 42 will
work with about 50 girls.
MasterPeace offers
peer discussions and joint
community service oppor
tunities for girls ages 10
to 13.
"Community service
plays a big role with us,"
Madison said. "We have
monthly, planned age
appropriate community
service projects."
MasterPeace has
already received kudos
from those who have been
involved. The positive
feedback is encouraging
for both Madison and
Bonner.
"Proud is not even a
word that can describe
what I feel," Bonner said
"I am excited for where
she's going and it is a
wonderful thing to hear
positive things about your
child and see them want
ing to help people."
Those interested in
participating in Sunday's
program or learning more
about the program, may
contact Bonner at styles
gracepeace@ gmail .com
or 336-391-0407.
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